Nissan Celebrates Car And Van Fleet Growth In First Six
Months Of 2013

LONDON – July 9, 2013: Nissan has reported a very strong fleet
performance in the first six months of 2013 with combined car and van sales
up by 20% to 33,932 compared with the same period in 2012 (28,329).

Fleets bought 29,487 Nissan cars from January to June 2013, a rise of
4,102 year on year, which represents a record 5.4% market share. Nissan
became the sixth largest fleet car brand in the UK and sold the equivalent
number of cars as Toyota and Honda combined.

The star performer was Juke which rose 49% to 7,469 units (from 5,023 in
2012) while combined Qashqai sales rose to 16,561, a rise of 2,325 over
2012. Both LEAF and NV200 minibus also experienced sales growth.

Nissan’s LCV performance was just as impressive with 4,445 vans
bought by fleets in the first six months of 2013, a 51% rise over the same
period in 2012 from 2,944.

Nissan’s LCV market share rose from 3.6% to 4.8% helped by strong
NV200 sales growth to 2,336 units, a 114% increase over 2012. The
Primastar, Cabstar, NV400 and Navara pick up also reported sales growth in
this period.

“Our fleet sales growth is a sign of the investment we have been
making in all aspects of our business over the past two years,” said
Barry Beeston, Nissan GB’s corporate sales director.

“With the current launch of the all-new NOTE into the B-sector and
the further investment in our dealer network we hope to see continued fleet
growth during the remainder of 2013,” he added.

Car figures in more detail

Juke fleet sales grew by 49% in
the first six months of 2013 to 7,469 units from 5,023.

Qashqai fleet
sales rose from 11,289 to 13,152 accounting for a 45% market share of the
total sector. Qashqai +2 sales also rose from 2,947 to 3,409.

LEAF
sales grew to 278 and 346 NV200 minibuses were sold, a rise of 217% or
237units.

Van figures in more detail

NV200 sales more than doubled
to 2,336, a 53% share of its sector

Primastar experienced a resurgence
with a 47% increase in sales to 380 units

Navara volumes remain
consistent at 1,351 sales, a rise of 6% and a 30% share of the sector

221 Cabstars were sold, a 34% year on year rise, while NV400 sales rose
5% to 157 units

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